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You have little energy left for anything else after a day of work, responsibilities, and a very long to-do list. Basically, you’re in terrible need of a timeout.

This is where yoga comes in. As it strengthens weak muscles and stretches tight ones to keep you free from injury and pain, yoga strikes a balance in your body. Also, the different poses in yoga help dissolve physical tension and the deep breathing calms your nervous system.

Your body stresses out from all it has to endure throughout the day or week. Under such a situation, it becomes important for you to not only practice yoga but also to understand why it’s beneficial for you.

The word ‘yoga’ comes from the Sanskrit root yuj, which means ‘to join or ‘to yoke.’

Yoga is a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation.

Since ancient times, yoga has been practiced for its many physical and mental benefits. The advantages of utilizing yoga in your life have been studied and perfected for many years and it can work for you, whether young or old – ill or in good health.

If you’re thinking of practicing yoga, it might help to understand its roots. The practice is said to be as old as civilizations itself, but written history classifies it into four periods of time – the Vedic, Pre-Classical, Classical and Post Classical.

Yoga’s rich tradition of healing can be traced back to stone seals dated around 3000 B.C., but scholars believe that yoga was around even during the Stone Age period when Shamanism was practiced.

Shamans were medical healers and strived to improve the health of humans during a time when there were no educated doctors and when the community’s survival depended upon a disease-free existence.

Our Western doctors of today are constantly revealing other health benefits of yoga and recommend it as a way to relieve symptoms of many illnesses such as heart disease, arthritis, AIDS and obesity.

Today, many are turning to Hatha Yoga as a way to prevent damage that aging can cause. Today, we are just learning about the benefits that practicing yoga can bring to a society plagued by diseases and ill health.